pulbura

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulbuɾa/ [ˈpul̪.bu.ɾa]
• Hyphenation: pul‧bu‧ra

Noun

púlbura (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜍ)

1. Alternative spelling of polbora

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pólvora.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pulbuˈɾa/ [pʊl.bʊˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pul‧bu‧ra

Noun

pulburá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ)

1. gunpowder

Related terms

• polbera
• polbo
• polboron
• pulbos

 

Descendants

• → Tausug: pulbura

Further reading

• “pulbura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

From Tagalog pulbura, from Spanish pólvora

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pulbuɾa/ [pʊl.bʊˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pul‧bu‧ra

Noun

pulbura (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلْبُرَ)

1. gunpowder